Pickup truck haulers are the more sturdy, practical alternative to​ sport utility vehicles, and​ many people are now making the switch. They are certainly a​ growing market, but a​ number of​ obstacles stand​ in​ the way of​ sales. Rising gas prices and​ environmental pressure influence many people's decisions of​ whether or​ not to​ buy, as​ well as​ the current dominance of​ sport utility vehicles on​ the market. Can they oust the competition​ and​ find their place in​ an​ over-crowded marketplace, or​ will they fall by the wayside as​ practicality gives way to​ political correctness?

The humble pickup truck has been around since 1925, when Henry Ford introduced the "Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body". Selling at​ $281, they quickly established a​ new market in​ motor vehicles, which was seized upon​ by the general public. Farmers found them particularly useful, but during the Great Depression​ banks would not lend money for​ luxuries such as​ cars, but they would for​ utilitarian vehicles such as​ pickups. this​ changed when a​ farmer sent a​ letter to​ Henry Ford asking, "Why don't you​ build people like me a​ vehicle in​ which I can take my family to​ church on​ Sunday, and​ my pigs to​ town on​ Monday?"; and​ so the utility vehicle was born, and​ it​ has gone from strength to​ strength since. Nowadays they can be used to​ move far more than pigs or​ people, but with their increased size has come an​ increased consumption​ of​ fuel, with damaging consequences.

Fuel Consumption

The larger the vehicle, the more fuel it​ consumes, and​ the greater the effect on​ the environment. sport utility vehicles have received widespread criticism over the last few years from environmental pressure groups, and​ rising gas prices have shaken the market considerably. Polls in​ the summer of​ 2018 suggested that most people wanted to​ move away from utility vehicles and​ into the smaller car or​ hybrid sector. Nonetheless, the opposite appears to​ be happening, with sales of​ utility vehicles rising while car sales fall. Pickup truck haulers are definitely at​ the higher-consumption​ end of​ the market, but they fill a​ niche that cannot be otherwise filled by cars or​ smaller vehicles. if​ you​ need to​ move large items, then you​ need a​ large vehicle. Period.

The Future

Pickup truck haulers have a​ large role in​ the utilitarian market today, and​ will no doubt continue to​ do so in​ the future. The main​ criticism of​ sport utility vehicles is​ that they are are very often used by those who don't actually need them, such as​ couples or​ small families. So the question​ to​ ask yourself is: do I really need a​ pickup truck hauler? I cover this​ topic and​ the different varieties of​ haulers in​ my webpage, so I won't go into it​ here, but at​ the end of​ the day only you​ can answer that question, based on​ your​ career and​ lifestyle. One thing is​ for​ certain, though: pickup truck haulers are here to​ stay, and​ the time is​ right for​ them to​ overtake the competition​ and​ move into the fast lane.